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<noinclude>
==Starting the game==
{{Play Stendhal}}
To launch Stendhal use [http://arianne.sourceforge.net/jws/stendhal.jnlp Java webstart] or by running the <b>stendhal-0.XX.jar</b> file that is in the stendhal download package.
{{Navigation for Stendhal Top|Playing}}

{{StendhalManual}}
[[Image:first_screen.png]]
</noinclude>

Click on the <b>Login to Stendhal</b> button and enter your account information.<br>
Be sure to choose the server where you created your account (the name will be the same as the site you went to to create the account in the first place. The default option is probably correct) and finally click on Login to Server.<br>

[[Image:Loginscreen.png]]

A progress bar will appear and soon you will be connected to the world.

[[Image:Connection_progress.png]]

If the server is down (not online) you will get an error message explaining this. In this case either try again later or create a new account on another server.


==Game screen==
==Game screen==
[[Image:screen_layout.png]]
[[Image:screen_layout.png]]


# Minimap<br>The minimap shows the position of the player with a cross. It shows walkable and non walkable areas. Areas where you are protected from player attack are shown in green.
# Minimap<br>The minimap shows the position of your player with a blue cross. It also shows walkable and non walkable areas, other players and pets and sheep. Areas where you are protected from player attack are shown in green.
# Player's bag<br>This is the bag where you can store up to twelve items. If the bag closes and you want to open it again, click on settings Windows(6) and click on player inventory.
# Player's bag<br>This is the bag where you can store up to twelve items.
# Chat line<br>You write the text to talk to other players and npcs here. You can also write commands here. Type ''/help'' for basic help with commands.
# Chat line<br>You write the text to talk to other players and NPCs here. You can also write commands here. Type ''/help'' for basic help with commands.
# Dialogs log<br>Here is where all the messages received in the current session are stored (game messages and player messages). It is very useful for conversational purposes.
# Dialogs log<br>Here is where all the messages received in the current session are stored (game messages and player messages). It is very useful for conversational purposes.
# Player's character window<br>You can equip items such as weapons, armor, legs, helmets, boots and rings to obtain their benefits.
# Player's character window<br>You can equip items such as weapons, armor, legs, helmets, boots and rings to obtain their benefits.
# Settings window<br>Contains buttons to open or close the player inventory and the player bag.
# Settings window<br>Contains buttons to access help menus and account settings.
# Game area<br>All the gameplay happens here.
# Game area<br>All the gameplay happens here.
# Friends list<br>Information about your in-game friends.
# Friends list<br>Information about your in-game friends.

You may see between zero and five skulls next to the name of the zone, this indicates how dangerous the zone could be for your level. The more skulls, the more dangerous.

[[File:Zonedanger.png]]


==Basic controls==
==Basic controls==
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Your mouse cursor gives you a hint of what actions are possible on each object when you click: for enemies it displays a sword representing combat, for other people, or signs to look at, a magnifying glass is shown, for the ground you can walk on, some footprints, and so on.
Your mouse cursor gives you a hint of what actions are possible on each object when you click: for enemies it displays a sword representing combat, for other people, or signs to look at, a magnifying glass is shown, for the ground you can walk on, some footprints, and so on.
Note:''' Using items from the bag is always by double click (since you single click on items to drag and drop them)'''
Note:''' Using items from the bag is always by double click (since you single click on items to drag and drop them)'''

{{TODO|extend table of cursors plus their meanings here}}


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| default
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| [[File:Cursor Activity.png]]
| Use
| Use Wishing wells, fishing and gold spots
|-
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| [[File:Cursor Attack.png]]
| [[File:Cursor Attack.png]]
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| Use Portal
| Use Portal
| On portals
| On portals
|-
| [[File:Cursor Look.png]]
| Look
| Players, NPCs and Signs
|-
| [[File:Cursor Harvest.png]]
| Harvest, Pick
| Grain, vegetables, wood
|-
| [[File:Cursor Itemequip.png]]
| Equip from container
| Pick up item from chest or corpse
|-
| [[File:Cursor Activity.png]]
| Use
| Wishing wells, fishing and gold spots
|-
| [[File:Cursor Itemuse.png]]
| Use requiring double click
| Items
|-
| [[File:Cursor Bag.png]]
| Inspect
| Corpses with items in them and chests
|-
| [[File:Cursor Emptybag.png]]
| Inspect
| Corpses with no items in
|-
| [[File:Cursor_Lockedbag.png]]
| Inspect
| Corpses that is reserved for another player for a couple of seconds
|-
| [[File:Cursor Unknown.png]]
| Unknown
| Anything else with a possible action (Please make a [http://stendhalgame.org/development/bug.html bug report])
|}
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===Moving Items===
===Moving Items===
During the game you will find or buy items such as swords and shields. To move these items around the world, use the <b>left click and drag</b> to the place you want them to be. You need to be next to the item. To drop a smaller amount of a stackable item use the /drop command. Say you have 2000 money and want to give 100 money away: <code>/drop 100 money</code>. You can drop only one item from a stack if you hold down <b>Ctrl</b> while you drag and drop it.
During the game you will find or buy items such as swords and shields. To move these items around the world, use the <b>left click and drag</b> to the place you want them to be. You need to be next to the item if you are moving it from the ground.

If a stackable item (one which you can have more than one of in the same slot) is in your bag and you want to drop a smaller amount than the total, hold down <b>Ctrl</b> while you drag and drop it. Then you can type in the number to drop.

You can also use the /drop command. Say you have 2000 money and want to give 100 money away: <code>/drop 100 money</code>.


===Managing Inventory===
===Managing Inventory===
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Use <b>Shift+UP arrow</b> or <b>Shift+DOWN arrow</b> (hold ''Shift'' and press arrows) to put in your dialog text bar the last written sentence. Each time you press the ''up'' arrow (while still holding the ''shift'' key) you go further back in the history of your previously written sentences. When you use the ''down arrow'' instead you can go forward. That way you don't have to write again previously used sentences, for example, when you sell items.
Use <b>Shift+UP arrow</b> or <b>Shift+DOWN arrow</b> (hold ''Shift'' and press arrows) to put in your dialog text bar the last written sentence. Each time you press the ''up'' arrow (while still holding the ''shift'' key) you go further back in the history of your previously written sentences. When you use the ''down arrow'' instead you can go forward. That way you don't have to write again previously used sentences, for example, when you sell items.

Right click in the dialog area to select one of two actions. Clear will erase all of the text in the dialog area, but not the remembered lines that you typed so that Shift-Up can still recall them. Save will save all of the current contents to a file called gamechat.log in the user directory (the filename is shown in the
dialog area). Repeating the Save will replace the file. This might be useful for saving a list of items for sale from Harold or a list of Fisherman tales from Ceryl


If the chat dialog goes pink, it means you scrolled back and now you have unread messages. Just scroll down to the bottom again.
If the chat dialog goes pink, it means you scrolled back and now you have unread messages. Just scroll down to the bottom again.

=== Sound ===
You can mute and unmute sounds and music with
<b>/mute</b>

You can set the volume of sounds with
<b>/volume</b>

which will show you the current volume settings for each group of sound types, which you can adjust independently:

[[Image:StendhalSoundVolumes.png]]


===Exit game===
Press <b>ESC</b> to exit. You will be prompted again to either really quit or return to the game. Alternatively you can simply close the window. In any case, your information about your inventory stuff and position in the game is automatically saved before you quit the game.

[[Image:exitgame.png]]


==Player communication==
==Player communication==
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This will return a list of the commands that are available to the player with a brief explanation of their usage and parameters.
This will return a list of the commands that are available to the player with a brief explanation of their usage and parameters.


You can hit the function key '''F1''' to open this manual page in a browser window.
You can hit the function key '''F1''' or type <code>/manual</code> to open this manual page in a browser window.

===Exit game===
Press <b>ESC</b> to exit. You will be prompted again to either really quit or return to the game. Alternatively you can simply close the window. In any case, your information about your inventory stuff and position in the game is automatically saved before you quit the game.

[[Image:exitgame.png]]

==Settings and sounds==
=== Settings dialog ===
Many options for how the game looks and sounds can be accessed from the Settings dialog. Click the silver cog button between the sheep and and the shield on the top right.

[[File:Settings.png]]
;Double click mode
:As set with <code>/clickmode</code> and explained above under Basic Controls
;Show blood and corpses
:Disable to see place holder images
;Auto inspect corpses
:Disable to prevent corpses automatically being inspected
;Show healing/poison message
:Disable to hide the specified type of message
;Light effects
:Disable to turn off zone colouring such as night time
;Custom decorative font
:To change the font used in the Travel Log and Achievements, for example

=== Sound ===
The easiest way to change the sounds is from the Settings dialog as above, clicking on the sounds tab:

[[File:Sound_settings.png]]

You can also mute and unmute sounds and music with
<b>/mute</b>

You can set the volume of sounds with
<b>/volume</b>

which will show you the current volume settings for each group of sound types, which you can adjust independently:

[[Image:StendhalSoundVolumes.png]]

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